If you're still hoping to load up on canned meats and bottled water at area grocery stores, you may have to make due with tins of oysters and flavored seltzer.

Perishable food and snacks are in ample supply at a sampling of Lee County grocery stores on Thursday. But stocks of supplies found on hurricane supply lists are in short supply.

Greeters at the Fort Myers Walmart Supercenter, located at 4770 Colonial Blvd., told customers Thursday afternoon there was no more bottled water and flash lights. The store still had ample supplies of batteries.

The store also has plenty of bread, frozen and fresh meat, and produce.

The Walmart Supercenter at Ben C. Pratt/6 Mile Cypres had a few remaining cases of bottled water. The canned meat section largely consisted of canned oysters, escargot and some Sloppy Joe mix.

Publix Super Market at First Street Village, near downtown Fort Myers, had several bottles of water and seltzer on Thursday. The canned meats and soup aisles were well picked over. Most of the remaining jars of peanut butter were of the extra crunchy and low-fat varieties.

The Publix Super Market at Summerlin Crossings was still offering up to four gallons of purified water per customer as of early Thursday afternoon. Workers were restocking the canned soup section. Ice was not available.

Publix spokesman Brian West said stores will continue to restock supplies until storm conditions make it unsafe for drivers to be on the road.

"Our struggle is getting them into the store quickly enough," West said. "As soon as we get it on the shelves it's gone."